Cooking from Parents Need to Eat Too

When I received an email invitation to join a campaign featuring Debbie Koenig's new cookbook, Parents Need to Eat Too, I barely hesitated. I don't review much anymore, but cookbooks, as long as I'll use them, are easy to discuss because I do value planning meals that are easy to cook that my family will enjoy. Paging through Parents Need to Eat Too I know I've found a cookbook that will help me create those easy, speedy meals. This cookbook is written with the new, new mom in mind and, as a … [Read more...]

Cooking class with Bottom Dollar Food

I have one of those check lists. I suppose it's a bucket list except that I'm no where near kicking the bucket and I've never written it down. But in my head, there's a list of things I absolutely want to be sure to do. One thing on the list was crossed off for completion this week: taking a cooking class at a real cooking school. Courtesy of Bottom Dollar Foods, I spent Saturday afternoon at the Culinary Art Institute in Philadelphia with bloggers, students and Senior Instructor and Chef Dan … [Read more...]

Menu Plan

Here's our menu plan for this week: Monday: Chili Tuesday: Mexican Style Chicken with Cilantro & Lemon in the slow cooker from The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes Wednesday: Steak with Cognac Sauce and Salad Thursday: Leftovers Weekend: Roasted Ratatouille Wraps, Pizza As a Ragu Moms the Word on Dinner ambassador, I was given the recipe for Roasted Ratatouille Wraps and tasted it when I was in NY last month for an immersion event. As soon as I tried it, I knew I wanted to make it for my … [Read more...]

Menu Plan

Are you joining us for the #Backpack11 twitter party tonight? We're giving away over 75 prizes! Be sure to check out the details and enter to win. In addition to the twitter party, I have a week of crazy nights. We have Back to School Night at one of the schools, Fashion Night, and more. It's going to be crazy. Crazy busy... but that's life, right? I sneaked off for an hour today and shopped (alone!) at Trader Joe's stocking up on lots of goodies for busy dinners. Can't wait to start making … [Read more...]

Aetna's Healthy Food Fight: you could win $10,000 in groceries

Ever had a cooking dream? Or a really, really kick-butt healthy recipe that everyone you know raves about? This is your chance to join Aetna's Healthy Food Fight, cook before Bobby Flay and other VIP chefs and compete to win $10,000 in groceries. The program will host events in 4 cities this fall: Panoma, CA, Dallas, Atlanta and New Hope, PA at Peddler's Village. To qualify, entrants must first enter their unique, healthy creation on the Aetna's Healthy Food Fight webpage, where it will be … [Read more...]

Menu Planning after vacation

I returned home from Blogher (not a vacation) absolutely exhausted from a rough Red Eye ride. White knuckles, hyper-anxiety rough ride. So. I barely slept. And I returned home to an almost-6-year-old with an upset stomach. So, I have amazing friends and Whitney offered to run my grocery order for me. Isn't she fabulous? Tonight, because I was everything but creative, we had a Rotisserie Chicken, green peppers dipped in tzatziki and applesauce. That's like, the ultimate healthy meal when one is … [Read more...]

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